{"id":3878580,"date":"2014-01-04T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life.time.com\/?p=26191"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:51:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:51:22","slug":"the-beatles-photos-from-the-fab-fours-first-american-concert-1964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/arts-entertainment\/the-beatles-photos-from-the-fab-fours-first-american-concert-1964\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Go Wild at the Beatles&#8217; First Concert in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Beatles began by ceaselessly playing gigs in Liverpool and overseas in Hamburg and building enormous buzz before finally releasing their first single, &#8220;Love Me Do,&#8221; on Oct. 5, 1962. That&#8217;s when everything changed. Granted, &#8220;Love Me Do&#8221; was hardly the most inspired tune ever to spring from the stunningly fertile minds of Lennon and McCartney. But it was the band&#8217;s first-ever single, and thus a pivotal moment in the history of rock and roll.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subscription-assets.ew.com\/prod\/assets\/themes\/magazines\/SUBS\/templates\/velocity\/site\/ew-insidebeatlemania0912\/lp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Buy the LIFE book, <em>With the Beatles<\/em>]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the influence their music had on everyone from Dylan and the Beach Boys to Hendrix and the Stones, the band also sparked the era-defining phenomenon known as Beatlemania\u2014the seemingly spontaneous unleashing of (largely) female adoration and erotic energy that certainly had its pop-culture precedents, but remains notable for the sheer <em>scale<\/em> of the hysteria that greeted the Beatles everywhere. In fact, one of the reasons the band stopped touring so early in its career, and retreated to the studio for the last four years of its remarkably short life, is that the sound erupting from their frantic fans made concerts an exercise in futility: the lads literally could not hear themselves play.<\/p>\n<p>Here, LIFE.com presents a series of photographs\u2014none of which ran in LIFE\u2014made by Stan Wayman at the Beatles&#8217; first concert in America, a performance at the Washington Coliseum on Feb. 11, 1964, two days after their historic appearance on the <em>Ed Sullivan Show<\/em> in New York. It was a surprisingly intimate affair, with the band playing on a small stage literally feet from the fans\u2014albeit behind a loose phalanx of cops.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures in the gallery, however, don&#8217;t focus on the Fab Four. Instead, they&#8217;re portraits, made in the moment, of young women who are alternately transfixed, driven to tears and virtually unhinged with excitement. Here are the faces of the first Americans to see the Beatles in concert. Here is Beatlemania looked and felt like as it landed in the United States.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874428\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874428 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/01_115185060.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26193\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26193 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/02_115185061.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874429\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874429 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/03_115185023-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874430\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874430 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/04_115185024-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874431\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874431 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/05_115185030-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874432\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874432 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/06_115185034-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26198\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26198 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/07_115185102.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26199\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26199 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/08_115185103.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26200\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26200 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/09_115185099.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874433\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874433 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/10_115185112-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874434\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874434 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/11_115185081-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26203\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26203 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/12_115185086.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874435\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874435 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/13_115185088.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26205\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26205 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/14_1151850671-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26206\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26206 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/15_115185109.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26207\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26207 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/16_115185077.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874436\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874436 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/17_115185063.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_26209\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=26209 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/18_115185075.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874438\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874438 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/ Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/19_115185110.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/ Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874437\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874437 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/20_115185117.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874439\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874439 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/21_115185111.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874440\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874440 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/22_115185059-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874441\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874441 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/23_115185055-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_3874442\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=3874442 desc=\"&lt;strong&gt;Not published in LIFE.&lt;\/strong&gt; Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" caption=\"Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2012\/10\/24_115185058-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Stan Wayman\/Life Pictures\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIFE.com presents a series of photographs &#8212; none of which ever ran in LIFE &#8212; of ecstatic fans at the Beatles&#8217; first concert in America in 1964.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31475961,"featured_media":3874442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[181,531,1179,1549,1596,1610,1625,1725],"class_list":["post-3878580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","tag-181","tag-culture","tag-music","tag-stan-wayman","tag-teenagers","tag-the-beatles","tag-the-sixties","tag-washington-d-c"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Beatles: Rare Photos From the Fab Four&#039;s First U.S. Concert, 1964<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A series of photographs -- none of which ever ran in LIFE magazine -- of ecstatic fans at the Beatles&#039; 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